Book 99 AND DB 21-08 Flashcards

1
Q

According to DB 21-08 Brush Fire Operations 2021, what has been identified as a key factor in increasing accuracy and reducing response time of incident aircraft for members in imminent danger?

A

Communicating GPS Coordinates

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2
Q

According to Book #99 Brush Fire Operations Manual, with regards to evacuation of an affected area during a brush incident, all of the following are options :

A
  • LAFD inside the exposed/affected area
  • LAPD outside the exposed/affected area
  • Community Response Teams
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3
Q

According to Book #99 Brush Fire Operations Manual, Red Flag for the LAFD is defined by:

A

Wind speed over 25 MPH, and relative humidity of less than 15%

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4
Q

According to Book #99 Brush Fire Operations Manual, with regard to fuel types, the primary carrier of fire is:

A

Small diameter dead fuels

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5
Q

According to Book #99 Brush Fire Operations Manual, slopes facing ________ typically have the greatest number of fires.

A

South and West

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6
Q

According to Book #99 Brush Fire Operations Manual, as a rule of thumb, relative humidity ____ with each 20 degree increase in temperature.

A

Is Halved

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7
Q

According to Book #99 Brush Fire Operations Manual, wind affects the intensity, direction and rate of spread of wildland fires. Fire is spread faster when pushed by the wind. It is estimated that doubling the wind velocity will approximately _______ the rate of fire spread.

A

Quadruple

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8
Q

According to Book #99 Brush Fire Operations Manual, when setting up a relay for water supply at a brush incident, a good rule is one Engine for every ____ mile distance that water supply is from incident.

A

1/10 Mile

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9
Q

According to Book #99 Brush Fire Operations Manual, when using a traditional “basic” hose lay in fighting brush fires, methods of extension consist of all of the following:

A
  • Bucket Brigade
  • Hose Rolls
  • Continuous line method
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10
Q

According to DB 21-08 Brush Fire Operations 2021, Attachment G, there are a total of ___ LAFD fire companies dispatched to a brush incident on Red Flag days

A

27

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11
Q

According to DB 21-08 Brush Fire Operations 2021, Attachment E.2, for travel communications outside the City for a deployed Strike Team there are two approved channels. They are CESRS-D and:

A

CAFIRE1D

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12
Q

According to DB 21-08 Brush Fire Operations 2021, Attachment B, there are 350 gallon fuel pods deployed at each of the following locations :

A

Supply and Maintenance
Fire Station 23
Fire Station 106

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13
Q

According to DB 21-08 Brush Fire Operations 2021, with regard to deployment outside the City, the initial resources the Department sends to an Immediate Need request are:

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2 strikes teams , closest engines

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14
Q

According to DB 21-08 Brush Fire Operations 2021, the Susana MTZ channel plan is located in Zone ___ on the LAFD radio.

A

11

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15
Q

According to DB 21-08 Brush Fire Operations 2021, the helispot support company assigned by MFC shall monitor:

A

7NAT02D

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16
Q

According to DB 21-08 Brush Fire Operations 2021, the Department currently has ___ Dozers based at the Wildland Fuel Management Unit.

A

3

17
Q

According to DB 21-08 Brush Fire Operations 2021, when the Department is in pre-deployment mode all companies shall stock their apparatus with ___ extra gallons of Thermo-Gel for a total of ___ gallons.

A

8 ; 12

18
Q

According to DB 21-08 Brush Fire Operations 2021, the rating of “very high” with regards to the Department commitment to pre-deploy resources utilizes a Burning Index (BI) of:

A

111 to 161

19
Q

According to DB 21-08 Brush Fire Operations 2021, Covid-19 readiness is still a part of wildland deployments. In order to minimize exposure, resources and crews should maintain strict crew unity and separation from other resources. This concept is called:

A

Module As One